Dezeen Debate features an "exquisite" extension to a gothic home
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished 19th-century gothic revival home in Oxford, UK. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Energy savings from home insulation "vanishing" after four years
Energy savings achieved by insulating UK homes appear to be cancelled out within a few years by an increase in energy use, according to a study by the University of Cambridge. More
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Quatrefoil House extension by Hyde + Hyde is a "celebration of ornament"
Architecture studio Hyde + Hyde has refurbished a 19th-century Gothic-revival home in Oxford, reinterpreting its ornamental style with an extension finished with decorative metal tiles. More
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Bruno Gaudin Architectes completes 15-year transformation of National Library of France
French practice Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a 15-year project to renovate and open up the historic rue de Richelieu site of the National Library of France in Paris, incorporating new public routes and spaces. More
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Mikhail Riches restores "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield
A palette of green, blue and purple animates the latest phase of the redevelopment of Park Hill estate in Sheffield, recently completed by Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches. More
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Butterfly House renovation contrasts traditional features with modern materials
British studio Will Gamble Architects has modernised a heritage-listed terraced house in south London, adding a series of bespoke joinery elements that help to repurpose the existing living spaces. More
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Christ & Gantenbein adds "techno-futuristic" lobby to Oxford Street office
Swiss studio Christ & Gantenbein has completed its upgrade of UK House on Oxford Street, adding a baroque-influenced lobby informed by the building's history. More
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Dezeen's top 10 reuse architecture projects of 2022
To kick off Dezeen's review of 2022, we round up 10 of the most eye-catching architectural reuse projects of the year, from an art museum in Tehran to a Marcel Breuer-designed hotel. More
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Neiheiser Argyros strips back and refurbishes modernist home in Greece
London-based practice Neiheiser Argyros has completed Grid House, the renovation of a 1970s modernist home in Evoia, Greece, that involved stripping the building back to its concrete structure to create a series of minimalist living spaces. More
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Selldorf Architects revises plans for National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing
New York studio Selldorf Architects has made changes to its revamp of the postmodern Sainsbury Wing at London's National Gallery, which had been criticised as "damagingly destructive". More
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Hopkins Architects adapts deep-plan office in London to suit "modern 24/7 lifestyle"
Hopkins Architects has reused elements of a 1980s office block to create the commercial 100 Liverpool Street building in London, which is shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
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Civic Architects converts 1930s town hall buildings into shoe museum
Circular openings sliced into an existing brick wall provide views through to exhibition spaces inside this shoe museum, which Amsterdam-based Civic Architects designed in Waalwijk, the Netherlands. More
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Office interiors
Office interiors
Buero Wagner makes inventive use of industrial materials in Munich office extension
Curtains made from aluminium foil and furniture made from galvanised-steel gratings are just some of the novel uses of industrial materials featured in this silver-coloured office extension in Munich. More
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Office interiors
Office interiors
Enter Projects Asia enlivens Belgian office with "fluid" rattan sculptures
A rattan sculpture winds its way across the ceilings of this office and factory building in Waregem, Belgium, which has been overhauled by Thai architecture studio Enter Projects Asia. More
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Oliver Leech Architects extends Pink House with materials that "age gracefully"
Local studio Oliver Leech Architects and interior designer Juliet O'Caroll used a palette of pale pink colours and materials for this extension and refurbishment of a Victorian terrace in London. More
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David Chipperfield adds vaulted arcades to revamped office complex in Paris
The Berlin studio of David Chipperfield Architects has renovated and extended a 20th-century office block in Paris to transform it into a multifunctional complex called Morland Mixité Capitale. More
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Norway's remote Hotel Finse 1222 undergoes subtle update by Snøhetta
Architecture firm Snøhetta has carried out a sensitive refurbishment of this hotel in Finse, a tiny mountain village in Norway that can only be reached by railway. More
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Studio McW carves up "post-lockdown" London home extension with darkened oak joinery
Umber-coloured oak joinery divides the interior of this end-of-terrace home in London's Willesden Green, which has been extended and refurbished by local architecture firm Studio McW. More
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Retention of existing buildings must be "the starting point" for major London developments
Large projects in London will have to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and prioritise retaining existing buildings over demolition under updated planning guidance published by mayor Sadiq Khan. More
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Lore Group opens "grown-up" One Hundred Shoreditch hotel
Hospitality chain Lore Group has completed the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel in the building that formerly housed Ace Hotel's London outpost. More
